16 In the fifth year of the reign of Ahav’s son Yoram (Joram) as king of Yisrael (Israel), Yehoshafat’s (Jehoshaphat’s) son Yehoram (Jehoram) became king of Yehudah (Judah). 17 He was thirty-two when he became king and he reigned from Yerushalem (Jerusalem) for eight years. 18 He followed in the evil ways of the kings of the northern Yisrael kingdom, just as Ahav’s descendants had done, because he’d married one of Ahav’s daughters. He did what Yahweh had said was evil, 19 but Yahweh wasn’t willing to destroy Yehudah, for the sake of his servant David—he’d promised David that his descendants would always rule Yehudah.

20 It was during King Yehoram’s time that Edom rebelled from Yehudah’s control, and they appointed their own king. 21 So Yoram took his army and chariots and crossed the valley towards Tsa’ir in Edom. They attacked at night, but as the Edomi army and chariots started to surround them, they had to retreat back to their tents. 22 So Edom has been out from under the control of Yehudah to this day. Then Livnah revolted at the same time.

23 Everything else that Yoram said and did is written in the book of the events of the kings of Yehudah. 24 Then Yoram died and was buried with his ancestors in David’s city, and his son Ahazyah replaced him as king.